If you win it there will be plenty of people here to help you with what to look for, including little me.

Steve will no doubt be heart broken that you didn't buy a rega but he will get over it, eventually.

Regarding the Shure, if it is the M97xe then that is a high compliance cartridge for low mass tonearms. I am not sure what the arm on this 125 is but a quick email should sort that out. - The Linn/AT95 that comes with the table is a medium compliance cart for medium mass arms (as far as I know).